Across the Movie Aisle

35: 'Mank' Reviewed, Plus: WB Dumps Its Slate to HBO Max


Listen Later

On this week’s episode of Across the Movie Aisle, Sonny, Alyssa, and Peter talk about the politics at the heart of David Fincher’s new Netflix movie Mank, a film that is nominally about the writing of Citizen Kane but is actually about something much deeper. And, in controversies and nontroversies, the trio take a look at the shocking decision by Warner Bros. to release their entire 2021 film slate on HBO Max and in theaters simultaneously. Is Christopher Nolan right when he says that “Some of our industry’s biggest filmmakers and most important movie stars went to bed the night before thinking they were working for the greatest movie studio and woke up to find out they were working for the worst streaming service” — or is that a bit of an overreaction? 
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Across the Movie AisleBy Across the Movie Aisle

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

288 ratings


More shows like Across the Movie Aisle

View all
The Glenn Show by Glenn Loury

The Glenn Show

2,282 Listeners

GLoP Culture by Ricochet

GLoP Culture

1,840 Listeners

The Fifth Column by Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch

The Fifth Column

2,892 Listeners

Conversations with Bill Kristol by Bill Kristol

Conversations with Bill Kristol

2,019 Listeners

The Commentary Magazine Podcast by Commentary Magazine

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

5,163 Listeners

The Editors by National Review

The Editors

4,866 Listeners

The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg by The Dispatch

The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

6,582 Listeners

The Michael Steele Podcast by The Bulwark

The Michael Steele Podcast

3,422 Listeners

The Bulwark Podcast by The Bulwark

The Bulwark Podcast

12,272 Listeners

The Mona Charen Show by The Bulwark

The Mona Charen Show

1,334 Listeners

Advisory Opinions by The Dispatch

Advisory Opinions

3,868 Listeners

The Dispatch Podcast by The Dispatch

The Dispatch Podcast

3,321 Listeners

The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood by The Bulwark

The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood

247 Listeners

Martini Shot by TheAnkler.com

Martini Shot

457 Listeners

A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben Wittes by A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben Wittes

A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben Wittes

445 Listeners

The Focus Group Podcast by The Bulwark

The Focus Group Podcast

2,553 Listeners

Shield of the Republic by The Bulwark

Shield of the Republic

489 Listeners

The Next Level by The Bulwark

The Next Level

3,060 Listeners

The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast by National Review

The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast

1,063 Listeners

How The World Works by Kevin D. Williamson

How The World Works

204 Listeners

George Conway Explains It All (To Sarah Longwell) by The Bulwark

George Conway Explains It All (To Sarah Longwell)

3,501 Listeners

The Corruption of Lindsey Graham (Audio Edition) by The Bulwark

The Corruption of Lindsey Graham (Audio Edition)

140 Listeners

How to Fix It with John Avlon by The Bulwark

How to Fix It with John Avlon

125 Listeners

Breaking History by The Free Press

Breaking History

764 Listeners

Bulwark Takes by The Bulwark

Bulwark Takes

876 Listeners

FYPod by The Bulwark

FYPod

351 Listeners